1961 Boston Patriots season

1961 Boston Patriots season
Head coach Lou Saban (Fired week 5, 2-3 record)
Mike Holovak (interm, 7-1-1 record)
General manager Edward McKeever
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field Nickerson Field
Results
Record 9–4–1
Division place 2nd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
AFL All-Stars LB Tom Addison
DB Fred Bruney
WR Gino Cappelletti
DE Bob Dee
RB Larry Garron
DT Jim Lee Hunt
G Chuck Leo
Uniform

The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1961 season with a record of nine wins and four losses and one tie, and placed second in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Staff

Boston Patriots 1961 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Season summary

In the off-season, the team acquired quarterback Babe Parilli from the Oakland Raiders, himself a former starter for the NFL's Green Bay Packers. After starting the season 2–3, the team fired head coad Lou Saban and replaced him with Mike Holovak. The change was a positive one, as the team would finish on a four-game winning streak, including a season-finale shutout of the San Diego Chargers. Their record of 9–4–1 was good enough for 2nd place in the Eastern Division, and one game behind division leader Houston. This season was the first in which the team used their "Pat the Patriot" logo on their helmets.[1]

Draft picks

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Tommy MasonHalf backTulane
2Rip HawkinsCenterNorth Carolina
3Danny LaRoseTight EndMissouri
4Mike ZenoGuardVirginia Tech
5Fran TarkentonQuarterbackGeorgia
6Larry Eisenhauer 1TackleBoston College
7Paul TerhesQuarterbackBucknell
8Charles Long 1GuardTennessee-Chattanooga
9Roland LakesCenterWichita
10Richard MuellerOffensive endKentucky
11Mel WestCenterMissouri
12Wayne HarrisCenterArkansas
13Dan UnderwoodTackleMcNeese State
14James WrightQuarterbackMemphis State
16George BalthazarTackleTennessee A&I
17Ray RatkowskiHalfbackNotre Dame
18Tom RodgersHalfbackKentucky
19Joe BellinoHalfbackNavy
20Clarence ChildsHalfbackFlorida A&M
21Dan OakesGuardVirginia Tech
22Bob JohnsonOffensive endMichigan
23Darrell DeDeckerCenterIllinois
24Don WebbHalfbackIowa State
25Robert MinihaneTackleBoston
26Charles GrangerTackleSouthern
27Terry HuxholdTackleWisconsin
28Bryant HarvardQuarterbackAuburn
29Ernie McMillanTackleIllinois
30George HultzTackleMississippi Southern

Game-by-game results

Home games in bold.

Week Opponent Result Patriots'
score		 Opponents'
score		 Record Attendance
1 New York Titans L 20 21 0–1
16,683
2 Denver Broncos W 45 17 1–1
14,479
3 Buffalo Bills W 23 21 2–1
21,504
4 New York Titans L 30 37 2–2
15,189
5 San Diego Chargers L 27 38 2–3
17,748
6 Houston Oilers T 31 31 2–3–1
15,070
7 Buffalo Bills W 52 21 3–3–1
9,398
8 Dallas Texans W 18 17 4–3–1
20,500
9 Dallas Texans W 28 21 5–3–1
25,063
10 Houston Oilers L 15 27 5–4–1
35,649
11 Oakland Raiders W 20 17 6–4–1
17,169
12 Bye 6–4–1
13 Denver Broncos W 28 24 7–4–1
9,303
14 Oakland Raiders W 35 21 8–4–1
6,500
15 San Diego Chargers W 41 0 9–4–1
21,339

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 1031.7694–1–1513242W9
Boston Patriots 941.6922–3–1413313W4
New York Titans 770.5003–3301390L2
Buffalo Bills 680.4292–4294342L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1961 Boston Patriots. Players new to the team in 1961 are in bold

Charlie Long

Name Position Notes
Tom Addison LB
Houston Antwine DT Rookie
Walter Beach DB/RB
Fred Bruney DB
Ron Burton HB
Gino Cappelletti WR/K/DB Uniform number 20 retired by the New England Patriots
Jim Colclough WR
Jim Crawford FB/HB
Walt Cudzik C/LB
Bob Dee DE/DT Uniform number 89 retired by the New England Patriots
Jerry DeLucca T/DT
Larry Eisenhauer DE Rookie
Larry Garron HB
Milt Graham T/DT Rookie
Ron Hall DB
Jim Hunt DT/DE Uniform number 79 retired by the New England Patriots
Harry Jacobs LB/DE
Harry Jagielski DT/T
Joe Johnson HB/E/WR
Bill Kimber E
Dick Klein T
Chuck Leo G
Paul Lindquist DT Rookie
Ray Lardani T Rookie
T/G Rookie
Billy Lott FB
Rommie Loudd LB
Leroy Moore DE
Ross O'Hanley DB
Babe Parilli QB
Willis Perkins DE/G Rookie
Ray Ratkowski HB Rookie
Frank Robotti LB Rookie
Al Romine DB/HB
Tony Sardisco G/LB
Gerard Swedes HB
Chuck Shonta DB
John Simmerson C
Bob Soltis DB
Butch Singin QB
Thomas Stephens TE/DB
Paper Towns DB
Clyde Washington DB/P
Don Webb DB Rookie
Rob Yates T/C Rookie
Tom Yewcic QB/P/HB Rookie

Notes and references

General references

  • "1961 Boston Patriots". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2007. . For game-by-game results
  • "1961 Boston Patriots Roster". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2002. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007. . For team roster
  • "New England Patriots (1960–present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Tank Productions. 2007. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007. . For season summary

Footnoted references

  1. ↑ "AFC east helmets". The Helmet Project. 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
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